June 6, 2025 - by James Watson, CT Mirror - In Connecticut, landlords must legally have "just cause" in order to evict a tenant who is either over 62 years old or has a disability. That includes not paying rent, not abiding by the rental contract, engaging in certain illegal activities or putting other tenants' health or safety at risk. For years, tenants and their advocates have been urging lawmakers to extend those protections to all renters in the state. The proposal has now failed three years in a row ... [ more ]

May 7, 2025 - Opinion by Jered Bruzas and Jess Kubicki as published on CT MIRROR - Mary, like many across Connecticut, has struggled with the skyrocketing cost of living. At one point, she was on the brink of homelessness — but thankfully, she was able to benefit from short-term financial assistance provided by the United Way of Greater Waterbury Flexible Assistance Fund that allowed her to regain control of her finances, and begin building a more stable future. Not everyone has Mary's story, however ... [ more ]

April 17, 2025 - by Karla Ciaglo, CT News Junkie - HAMDEN, CT – As Connecticut's housing crisis deepens, lawmakers, advocates and residents gathered in Hamden this week for a public forum calling for legislative action to strengthen tenant protections and support people experiencing homelessness.  The event, Housing as a Human Right, was hosted by state Rep. Laurie Sweet, D-Hamden, and Hamden Councilwoman Sarah Gallagher ... [ more ]

How Collaboration and Collective Action can Cultivate a Safe and Healthy Community
April 2025 - by Jesse Williams, All In for Milford - as published in Milford City Lifestyle Magazine - Your community is your church, your neighbors, your job, your family and your friends. But those things are not themselves the foundation of a city or town or neighborhood -- not the structures that allow it to exist and thrive. What a community is actually built on is much less abstract: housing that people can afford, food that people can access, streets that people can feel safe on ... [ more ]

March 6, 2025 - by Paul Hughes, Republican-American - WATERBURY -- The city government and the Naugatuck Valley Development Corp. have settled a tax dispute concerning the assessment of the Brookside Housing Cooperatives on Fulkerson Drive. The settlement was reached ahead of a scheduled hearing Wednesday on the tax assessment appeal in Waterbury Superior Court that the nonprofit Naugatuck Valley Development Corp. filed after the Board of Assessment Appeal upheld the contested $3,890,670 assessment in March 2023 ... [ more ]

January 1, 2025 - Pluralism can be hard to understand, much less imagine in practice. One example of pluralism in practice is the work of the All In alliances in the Naugatuck Valley region of Connecticut. The initiative is a collaboration among dozens of local organizations and is supported by two “backbone” nonprofits—the Naugatuck Valley Project (NVP), a community organizing network, and TEAM, Inc., a community service agency. This case study draws from two focus groups with All In staff and participants ... [ more ]

June 27, 2024 - CPTV - This compelling documentary by Connecticut Public Television underscores the legacy of exclusionary zoning and redlining imposed a painful divide we see today in our state's current housing crisis. Our towns and cities are segregated by race and class because of systemic barriers that have persisted over time. Witness the struggle and determination of those fighting for change ... [ more ]

March 22, 2024 - SOUTHINGTON, CT - Today the Connecticut Chapter of the American Planning Association (CCAPA) presented the All In Alliances in Ansonia, Derby, Milford, Oxford, Seymour, and Waterbury with their 2024 Citizen Planner Award, at their annual awards luncheon.  The ceremony was attended by over 60 Connecticut city planners and colleagues in government, public service, and philanthropy. CCAPA board member Debbie Lawlor, who offered the award, said “the All In Alliances are the recognized voice for the underdog.”  She continued, “We believe in what you’re doing, and we need what you’re doing to support our efforts all around the state.” ... [ more ]